“We are very pleased that Clinton will be participating in this year’s show. Spanlink is widely recognized and respected as an industry leader, and I am confident that our attendees will appreciate and value the opportunity to hear his perspective on unified communications,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and conference chairman. “Over the past twelve months, widespread deployment of IP Communications services by global service providers, businesses and governments has reinforced that this exciting technology is a viable, cost-effective communications solution. As a result, we are seeing a significant number of senior-level executives attending INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO as a means of learning about the technology so they too can take advantage of its benefits.”

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, held Feb. 2-4, 2009, is the world’s largest IP Communications trade show.  At the January 2008 east coast event, the show drew more than 7,000 buyers and sellers of IP Communications products and services. This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the east show and will be the 19th INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO. TMC projects total attendance to exceed 7,000.

The Unified Communications Basics panel will take place from 12-12:45 p.m. on Feb. 2. David H. Yedwab, a partner at Market Strategy and Analytics Partners will moderate the panel. Kenneth Kuenzel, founder and vice president of Engineering and CTO of Convergence, and Buzz Kleinert, director of Market Operations at Siemens Enterprise Communications, will participate on the panel with Spanlink’s Fitch.

Registration for the show is now open. Anyone interested may register by visiting www.itexpo.com.
About Spanlink Communications, Inc.
Spanlink Communications is a leading provider of unified communications and customer interaction solutions leveraging Cisco’s technology. With 20 years experience and nearly 1,500 sites deployed, Spanlink helps companies exploit the benefits of virtual unified communications networks for business transformation. Spanlink applies expert advising, deployment, integration and managed services to tailor each customer’s solution and support plan to its business needs for transformational business improvements in productivity, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Spanlink is a Master certified Cisco partner serving mid-size businesses and large enterprises. Find news and information at www.spanlink.com.

About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, in-person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and IMS Magazine. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs.  TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by nearly one million US visitors according to Quantcast* and by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELPHONY Conference & EXPO, Call Center 2.0 Conference and Communications Developer Conference.  For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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